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Environment chief calls for greener lifestyle

This content was published on Sep 18, 2005 Philippe Roch is standing down at the end of September after 13 years in the job and is set to be replaced by his deputy Bruno Oberle. He said the only way of reducing harmful emissions substantially was through a mixture of technological progress and a change in lifestyle. swissinfo: Have you achieved what you…

Swiss-Israeli research gets boost

This content was published on Sep 15, 2005 Scientists in Switzerland have welcomed the move, saying that closer collaboration should “open doors”. Couchepin and the Israeli science minister, Matan Vilnai, signed the formal declaration of intention in Jerusalem on Thursday. Both ministers praised the high quality of research in Switzerland and Israel, with Couchepin adding that the accord would boost relations between universities.…

Voters to decide on alternative medicine

This content was published on Sep 15, 2005 The government decided more than three months ago to cut five types of therapy from basic cover as it battles to reduce spiralling health costs. Backers of complementary medicine have collected 140,000 signatures in just under a year to force a nationwide vote. They had until next March to gather the required 100,000 signatures. Their…

Switzerland lies on top of the wealth tree

This content was published on Sep 13, 2005 At the other end of the scale, sub-Saharan African countries are the poorest, with Ethiopia having only a per capita wealth of $1,965. The study, Where is the Wealth of Nations?, was launched in New York on Tuesday on the eve of the 2005 United Nations World Summit. In it the authors have used new…

Drugs prices set to drop

This content was published on Sep 13, 2005 Consumer organisations said the agreement was a step in the right direction, but more needed to be done. The move is aimed at reducing the gap between the price of medication in Switzerland and other European countries, the Federal Health Office and the pharmaceutical industry said on Tuesday. The measures, which are due to come…

Closer science ties with Israel raise hackles

This content was published on Sep 13, 2005 But there are fears that dealing with the Israelis could undermine Switzerland’s standing in the Middle East. Couchepin hopes to sign a formal declaration of intention with the Israelis during his four-day trip and make up for a lack of any agreement on research between Switzerland and Israel. “It’s not an accord, but it will…

Switzerland’s Roman heritage comes to life

This content was published on Sep 11, 2005 Augusta Raurica, the first Roman colony to be built on the Rhine, receives 140,000 visitors every year and offers fascinating insights into the way the Romans lived. In addition to a treasure chamber filled with precious silver, the museum contains a selection of the most important finds from the archaeological site, including a life-size bronze…

Specialist helps diabetes sufferers in Louisiana

This content was published on Sep 10, 2005 Recognising that many had fled their homes without taking vital medicine, Professor Eric Ravussin set up an emergency diabetes clinic that now covers at least 40 shelters across the state. Within days of the hurricane striking the southern coast of the United States, Ravussin and a colleague at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton…

ICRC reunites families split by Katrina

This content was published on Sep 10, 2005 As of Friday, 154,000 people had registered their details on the ICRC’s Family Links website – either to let people know they were alive and well or to issue an appeal for news of missing relatives. Katrina did more than leave a vicious trail of destruction when it struck the southern states of Louisiana, Mississippi…

Swiss confirmed missing in New Orleans

This content was published on Sep 9, 2005 The Swiss consulate in Houston, Texas, said it was “extremely concerned” for the safety of the two women and one man. Acting Consul-General Jürg Bono said the US State Department had been notified. “One woman has not heard from her husband for a week. She was evacuated to Houston, but he stayed to help a…

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